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Chattahoochee BacteriALERT - Sample collection

Summary information: Introduction || Sample collection || Sample analysis || Quality control
|| Results: E.coli || Results: Turbidity || Results: Regression models || Summary
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Monitoring coliform bacteria in a Piedmont river arising from the
Appalachian region of Northern Georgia - Sample Collection

Picture of a USGS scientist lowing the sampling mechanism into the Chattahoochee River. Water samples are collected daily using U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-approved methods. The method uses a weighted-yoke to hold a sterile, narrow-mouth, 1-liter polypropylene bottle. A single, vertically integrated sample is collected at the center of flow. Turbidity and specific conductance in collected samples are measured in the laboratory. All analyses are completed in the bacteria laboratory at the USGS office in Atlanta.
Picture showing the sampler mechanism for getting the water sample.   Picture showing a sample of water from the river - water is brownish showing turbidity.
Summary information: Introduction || Sample collection || Sample analysis || Quality control
|| Results: E.coli || Results: Turbidity || Results: Regression models || Summary
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